April 4, 2025 — On Tuesday, as part of mass firings, the powers that be at FDA lined people up to fire them. Security guards delivered the news. Clumsily. Now, just two days later, it seems they want a do over. The Washington Post reports the agency is trying to bring back a big chunk of people they fired: […]
July 17, 2024 — The Nutrition Facts label, that black and white information box found on nearly every packaged food product in the U.S. since 1994, has recently become an icon for consumer transparency. From Apple’s “Privacy Nutrition Labels” that disclose how smartphone apps handle user data, to a “Garment Facts” label that standardizes ethical disclosures on clothing, policy […]
July 16, 2024 — Looking for some naturally fast food? Minimally processed, but exquisitely prepared? Delicious, but not hyper-palatable? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration would like to help. According to Stat News, the agency is looking hard for ways to regulate ultra-processed food. It leaves us wondering if ultra-processed food can cause people to lose their minds. It […]
September 1, 2015 — Three international business professors — Aneel Karnani, Brent McFerran, and Anirban Mukhopadhyay — have looked at the market failures driving obesity and explored four tools for fixing those failures in a new working paper from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. They argue that obesity is a market failure because the qualities of food […]
